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On the recordJanuary 21, 2010
Thank you. I just wanted to say something about certainty. I agree with you. We need certainty. We tried to give certainty in the estate tax. Your side voted against that. We tried to give certainty in tax extenders. We tried to extend the tax extenders, and your side didn't vote for that. I don't think you did either, but I agree with your premise and wanted to make that clear. That's one of the reasons we tried to pass making sure that doctors treating Medicare patients knew what they would be getting years out so that Medicare would have the stability that it needs. I yield back.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2010

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The speaker discusses the need for certainty in tax policy and Medicare.

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